The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-03-26
A WOMAN'S CRITICISM OF WOMEN.

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A WOMAN's CRITICISM OF WOMEN.
The East Carroll Banner, which BY
the way is an excellent country weekly
Is owned and edited by. q lady: She
visited New Orleans during the late
Carnival season and Ia her paper she
recorded her Impressions of what che
saw and enjoyed. She was lavish In her
expressions Of pleasure aud Of admira-
tion for such institutions a. the Wo-
mems Club and the Christian Women's
Exchange. and her appreciation OF the
artistic beauties OF tho Carnival die
plays was thorough; nevertheless she
had somewhat in the way Of reproof
for her own sex. The following 10
quoted from au article entitled "What
We Saw at tho Proteus Ball." 80
"No city In the world presents . =
moro gorgeous spectacle than the
French Opera House at New Orleans
ON the eve Of Carnival ball. The
three vast ssmi>circles are framsworks
for beautiful women, who In the fash
of jewels aud the sheen Of satin dazzle
the vision. When the curtain arose on
tho Krewe OF Proteus the admiration
was spontaneous, at the magical effect
Of the tableaux. Proteus opened the
ball by escorting to the floor his Quseu,
who was attired in white stik eu
traine. Soon every masker had called
a beautifully dressed partner to the
floor. Beautiful, but alas, not modest.
We tremble to pronounce that the w0-
men Of tho highest social position In
our country are SO enamorsd, enthral-
led, nay enslaved by fashion, that they
vie as to which can expose the create
est area OF neck, shoulders and arms
under the electric light, to obtain tho
doubtful admiration of their gentlemen
friends. These ladies would look down
with scorn upon any woman Of the
middle classes who should wear sucl,
full undress In daylight, but the "chars
med upper ten," with the pass word
Of style, ruthlessly infringe every ina
stinct Of feminine reserve, and put all
spectators In the position Of embarras.
sed observers. The admiration Of any
man withou! his esteem Is something
that any pure. minded girl should scoru.
We are convinced no gentlemen sees .
lady he regards In such attire without
pang of regret, and modlcum Of
pity. All true-hearted men have lofty
ideals Of WomanhoOd. 1t II duty We
owe to them aud to our sex that the
standard DO kept rigidly high. Let no
foolish panderiDg to fashion forfeit
that pearl Of great price, which, once
lost, can never be- regained.'
Without venturinY TO interfere In
this case so far as tho lady critic and
the lady subjects are concerned, We
may be permitted to remark upon the
powerful influence OF fashion and habit
| to control women in the matter of cos.
tune aud to protect them from the
harm that might otherwise be inflicted
by tho adoption Of an apparently OK.
treme style. 1t appears that tho puFest
and loveliest women will submit to
the most startling demand OF fashion
while strong in the consciousness Of
their own rectitude and innocence,
they never dream that they may bs
subjects for an ignoble aud undesired
admiration. Men are no better than
they ought to be, and it Is much TO be
regretted that charms which nr0 almost
sacred, and beauties which are inseps-
! rably associated with the noblest SEN
timents OF nuns nature, should be
given to the gaze OF the abandoned and
proHigats. But our women are pure
and IN Oldest for all that. Nevertheless
I there should be moderation and mercy
! for the women OF the ballet since short
I skirts are the fashion and therefore the
, law for them - -fiedy,tic.
The historical estate Of Jervaulx 4
Abbey Yorkshire, Eng, belonging tO
/ the Marques of Ailesbury, aud con.
I sistiug OF 10,002 acres, has just beer
| sold by private treaty to Mr.. s. Gun
G life Lister of Bradford, for 100000
e exclusive OF the timber. In 1882 tn
= Swinion Park estate, embracing 81
}, area of not less than 22.67s acres, wa
n sold To Mr.. Lister for the sum OF E400,
y 900. The timber, which was paid TO
n as an extra, was subsequently, valued
2 at .e57, 900 These two msgufficen
g. properties adjoin, and now embrace
II compact aiea Of 1850 acres, bein
ie nearly twelve miles square, with tn
River IRE intersecting them for ur
j, wards OF ten miles. The gross rental
to amount 20 E23, ,770.